File:Pony Express Fifth Mile Sacramento Plaque.jpg

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English: Five Mile House - Overland Pony Express Route This is the plaque for the Fifth Mile Pony Express Hand-Off in Sacramento, CA. The historical stop is now within California State University at Sacramento, but this small monument marks the spot.
This is a photo of a place or building that is listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in the United States. Its reference number is
697.
Date Taken on 4 September 2016, 13:37:50
Source Own work
Author Lily Watson
Camera location38° 33′ 42.02″ N, 121° 25′ 19.63″ W  Heading=354.66570605187° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

The plaque reads:

FIVE MILE STATION

Departing at 2:45 AM from the Alta Telegraph Co. in Sacramento, Pony Ride Sam (Bill) Hamilton carried the first mail eastward of the Central Overland Pony Express on April 4, 1860. Here, quickly changing ponies, he sped on to the next stop at Fifteen Mile Station.

CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 697

Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission, Sacramento County Historical Society, and the Central Overland, Pony Express Trail Association. April 2, 1960.

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